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BIRDS OF A FEATHER.

1t is our humble opinion that
some people-journalists an d
others-are going to get them
selves very much disliked before
the Gambrell- Hamilton case ter
inmates. Decent people every
where are beginning to show that
they do not intend to support pa
.pers or men that lose sight of law
and right in their efforts to make
"a hero out of a man whose record
proves him to be an enemy to the
whole people. Those who de.
fend assassins and corruptionist,
will be rated socially, with assas.
sins and corruptionists and th,
public judgment will be, that they
have their proper rating.
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testimony about to be offered wa
not altogether favorable to th,
prosecution, but that the witness
being considered an honest on,
justice demanded that she shoult
be put on the stand though the ac
cused were not there on trial 70
their lives.
The party thus brought before
the court was o colored girl, ant
her evidence was given il the usu'
al style of people Of her class, bu
she adhered to substantially tht
same story throughout. She wai
walking down Capitol street to
ward the depot; saw a carriag,
approaching from the opposite sid,
also a man walking. As she reach
ed the bridge the carriage had ar.
rived ut the opposite end. She
heard n shot, her attention was
aroused, she observed closely, and
saw three men jump out Of the car
riage and open fire upon the mar
who was on the footpath. The
carriage Immediately dashed across
the bridge, leaving the three men
who had gotten out Of it. She
heard n aperson cry out murder and
beg Hamilton not to shoot any
more, calling him by name.
This testimony, IT will be OBJ
served, substantiates a portion Of
Hamilton's defense by showing
the presence Of the carriage, and
by falling to locate the first shot.
On the other hand it shows that
Gambrell was not killed by Ham
ilton alone, but was assaulted sim
ultaneously by three men. 1t may
Be said also that if the first shot
had been fired by Gambrell, she
would have seen the fash Of the
pistol---in fact, could hardly have
failed to see it. II, on the other
hand. it was fired from the car
riage, she could not probably have
seen the fash, but only heard the
report. Why SO important a wit
ness was not produced until this
stage Of The trial is not made clear
and we are not in a position TO
judge as to hol creditability. That
efforts were made TO tamper with |
her testimony she stated on tho
stand. In. 0. Picayuno.
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MORE SALOON ourRAers.

The saloon-keepers are at it
again, this time in Ohio. During
the week before last they waylaid
and shot to death prominent
physician of Haverhill, a village
in that State, because of his &C.
tivity in the temperance cause.
Last week a mob of rum>sellers
attacked at midnight the house OF
a prominent resident of Doyles-
town, another village in the
same State, smashed in the front
of the building and fred voIley,
wouading and disabling the object
of their wrath. The offence in
this case was that the victim had
been strongly in favor of a local
option law. On the day preeed-
ing the attack, an election was
held in the town which resulted
IN the defeat of local option by a
small majority. The rum sellers
ahu tnelf friends celebrated the
victory with drunken orgie which
ended in the attempt at murder.
Happily in this case the victim
was able to defend himself and
return the fire of the mob with
good effect. Several of the attack
ing party Were wounded, some, it
lsthought, dangerously. Accord
ing to all accounts both of these
outrages were wholly unprovoked,
the outcome solely OF the coward
ly and murderous spirit which
rules the rum traffic.
With reference to former utter
ances of ours on this subject, we
have been asked if we intended to
convey the impression that saloon
keepers as q class are assassins or
IN favor of policy of assassina-
ton. No, we have had no such
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Let justice be done steinly and
terribly, but LET us not fall into
the impetuous error Of believing
that every man accused of being
implicated in the great crime, Is
necessarily guilty. The blood of
the murdered boy cries aloud for
justice, justice as terrible and pitt
less as the heart of the man who
beat in the skull of the dying and
gasping boy-but it calls for no
rash presumption that man who
is accused of being accessory must
be guilty--and it calls for no pun
ishment by the people or the law
of any one who is innocent oi
abetting in that fearful crime.
Let us deal out Justice, only JUS
tice to the humblest of those ac-
cused, even to the ignorant color
cd driver. The memory of The
slaughtered youth whose life wal
devoted to a long battle for jus.
tice, demands that in avengins
his death the grand principles fol
which he labored shall not be for
gotten.- New Mississippian.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
SMITHBuRG, Miss,
MAY 20. 1887.

r.
EDITOR GAZETTE :-Bulldozing
Is the order Of the day in this sec
ton. Mrs. Mobiles, a widow, re-
siding at Dillon, had her house
fired into last week, By these night
desperadoes. Mrs. Mobiles has
removed to one Of her neighbors
for protection. A few nights sub
sequent to the the above affair an
attempt TO assasslnate Ike Dickcr-
son, d colored man, was made.
The parties went to his house
about eleven O'Clock at night and
asked him to come out. Finding
that he would not comply with
their wishes, they began to open
the door of his house The negro
resisted the opening Of the door,
whereupon they fired at him.
five balls passing through the door.
None of the shots took effect and
The negro made his escape through
the back door Of his house. These
parties have been travelling of
nights for some months. Three
negroes were whipped previous to
the shooting affairs above stated.
Great excitement exists among
the ngroes. Many are leaving
their homes at night. A general
exodus IS expected at an early
date among the negroes in this
section.
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There has been much interest
manifested concerning the dispo-
sition Of Col. Hamilton, and much
feeling shown by the people re-
garding it. The Sheriff got GER
tiiicates last Saturday from his
physicians that it was not safe to
incarcerate him, and has left him
at his house, with guard. The
guard consists of nobody but Mr..
Ed Daniels, both for night and
day. Now as Mr.. Daniel has to
sleep, it follows that a great part
of the time there is no guard al
all. And what would one man
amount to anyway if an effort
were made to get him away Col,
Thomas is high and honorable
man, for whom we have great
regard, but it has seemed to us al
along that with regard to tho dis.
position of Col. Hamilton, he ha,
very gravely erred, We have nc
desire to see a man incarcerateC
when 1t would endanger his llfe,
but at least he ought TO be proper.
ly guarded. New Mississippirn
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comfort Of knowing that it wa,
an honest failure. Pleasa
give me dis-credit for tbosa
questions, and do not refuse + +
give me certificate because !
have acknowledged that I received
assistance
We publish the above as l Ia.
son to any who may hold lightly
the solemn VOW they have made
We eliminated the questions
mentioned. We know this teach.
er would never be happy again #
we did not. This is a noble ex.
ample. $40 err is human Int
the next thing to living a stainless
life, is to sincerely repent of The
wrong committed. We think
more highly Of the integrity q
that teacher (if possible) than i
h' na4 uniformly resisted the
temptation. 1t is said ssthere i
more joy in Heaven over one
sinner that repenteth, than over
ninety and nine just persons.
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coLLERE noTs.
PLANTER

Commencement is now only
four weeks distant. 1t is wonder
ful, how lightly the girls can step,
when they realize how short the
time will be before they return
home. Vacation is ever vel
come.
The closing exercises Of Lea
College being preceded, by those
Of the Peabody Public School and
Boys High School, will make the
month Of June one Of pleasure.
Miss Bculah Cobb, was sudden
" called home Friday evening
last, to the death bed of her
mother.
A gloom rests upon the school
in consequence of this sad bereaye-
ment. We extend our warmest
sympathy to our dear school
mate in this, her first and deepest
sorrow.
We can with pleasure, annouee
in this weeks notes the success
of the earnest efforts, Of Rev. B.
N. Hatch and assistants. Twenty
seven united with the Church
Many others professed conversion
Messrs. Hatch and Cousins took
the Saturday evening train for
Wmona where they will hold 8
meeting.
We deeply regret their depart.
ure but are willing to give then
up, that others may be benefited
by their services. Mr.. Hatcl
has purchased property in Sum,
NIT and will move in our midst
next winter.
Rows. J. T. Haley and I. j
Swanzey, are holding a series O
revival services at AnnievilIe abou
four miles from Summit. Judg
ing from the effect produced o.
Summit, by the sermons of thes,
two divines. much good will b,
done, in the village Of Annieville
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is to be mourned as a common
calamity.
RESOLVED. That to his parents
we tender our sincere coincidence,
RESOLVED. That a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the
MAGNoNIA GAZETTE, Baptist Rec
ored and the Sword and Shield,
for publication.
INDEPENDENT PROHIBITION UNION
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A meeting of the Peoples Pro-
hibition Union Of Osyka, Mss.
was held on Sunday and a COM
mitteo was appointed to raise
money to assist in heprosecution
Of tho parties charged with the
murder of Roderick Gambrell.-
{ N, o. Picayune.
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WHISKY AssAssINATIoNs.

The murder of DR.. NoRTHUP, a
| prohlbitionist, at Hayerhill, o.,
by family of saloon-keepers is q
touching duplication of the mur-
der Of Mr.. HADDocK by the rum
mics of Sioux City, Iowa. Day by
day the dreaded power of the vile
interest that supports and main
tains rum-selling asserts itself in
exactly the manner that the ex-
treme temperance party has fore>
shadowed, and gradually the sa-
loon is showing itself to be the foe
to law, decency, order, and moral
ity that its very bitterest enemies
have declared it to be. 1t is not
going too far to declare that the
whisky interest is directly and
wholly responsible for the assassi-
nation of these two men. While
there are men of character who
occasionally indulge in the use of
intoXicauts and who denounce such
crimes, 1t is nevertheless true that
the business of rum-selling is bru-
talizing and that it appeals only
and always to the lowest and most
depraved passions of the human
heart. 1t is an entire misnomer
to speak of a reputable saloon
keeper, and the definition of JOHN
B. FINCH that "a saloon-keeper is
a person too lazy to work and too
cowardly to steal" is as nearly acs
curate as words can put it. So
long as the saloon could control
the movements of political parties
in its own interest, which it has
done for many years, there was no
lnducement for it to show the
deyilish spirit that was behind it.
But when political party begins
to make its power felt, having for
its cornerstone the annIhilation
Of the saloon, the ready resort to
murder shows the animus that is
back of the struggle for its life.
What else could be expected oi
men who engage in a depraving
and brutalizing business, that con
fers no benefit upon any one, but
which brings in its wake untold
horrors, disasters, and crime, sim
ply for the money there is in it!
That such a business should bru.
talize any human being who en-
cages in it is only the legitimate
effect of an entirely adequate
cause. The folly of trying to op,
pose the prohibition movement by
assassination is patent. No mans
life IS essential to the successful
progress of great reform. This
experiment was tried on Calvary
and has been repeated thousands
and thousands of times only to fail
and the blood of HADDoCK anf
NoRTHUP will make more converts
to prohibition in a day than al
arguments of its ablest defender,
could win in a twelvemonth. Thesl
murders are an actual demonstra
tion of the viciousness of the bust
ness of liquor selling, moIe power
ful than could be formed out ot
words. Fear only prevents th,
daily enactment of the scenes al
Sioux City ard Haverhill all ovel
the country. Whether or not
there ought to be a third party VIZ
cannot say, but 1t requires neither
intelligence nor honesty to decide
that the saloon ought to be wiped
from the face Of the earth.-
Chicago News.
I
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AsEssArlos IN THE eAmsRelL CASE

During the trial of the Gam
brcll case yesterday a sensation
was created by the introduction of
a witress by the State who was In
a position at the time of the kill
ing to observe and hear more than
any other person, not charged
with completely in the killing,
whose testimony has been given.
10 Offering the witness the District
Attorney state ! that he did so in
Justice to the defense. This, we
take y, was an admission that the
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SCHOOL LOCATIONS.

Pine Hill (coI. )-Location sec.
3, i. A., r. II, Boundary. All Of
/. 4, r. II, which is in end
Supervisors Dist. and secs. to
6 inclusive in I. 8, r.. Ii.
Trustees, Moses Hlner, Willis
Lundy, and Isaac Holmes, Teach
er End grade, Jas. NJ. May.
Magee's Greek, Location, 81
sec. 20 I. 4, R. II, Boundary, N,
of line between End. and 3rd.
Supervisors Dist, S OF line bet.
sees 18 and 10 protracted E. E.
Of line bet. RS. 10 and IL. Trus-
tees. H. b. Badon, D. I. Magee,
W. Y. Jones, Teacher, lst grade,
j. a. Bishop.
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Myself and wife were seriously
afflicted with malarial poison
nervous prostration and general
debility. After using three large
sized bottles of Swift's Specific
we now consider ourselves almost
entirely free from any blood i'm
purities aud are as active and
supple as we were twenty wears
ago. ] take pleasure in recon-
mending S. s. S. to all who are
suffering from any Impurities Of
the blood, dizziness or nervous
headache. SAMUEL KELLY.
Elder Church of Christ, Muddy
Fork.
Howard County. Ark.
Nashville, Oct z, 1886.
Treatise on Blood and Skin
Diseases mailed free.
TAE SWIFT SpEcIFIc Co 4,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
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SDuoArIosA1 9npAarnnar
j. S. LAMKIN....... MAGNOLIA !. -. EDITOR
VIOLATION OF The "HoNoRv pI EneE

:
On the above subject, we have
reed the following .scircular,
from the State Superintendent. 1t
is a terrible commentary upon
any teachers who may have taken
the pledge of "honor' and have
lightly broken it. There is but
one way for such out of the di-
lemma, and that is to say they
have pledged what they do
not possess. 1t is also a terrible
commentary on such Superin,
tendents (f there are amy as
may have furnished applicants for
State license with questions in
advance. Into our action, we
invite scrutiny.
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CIRCULAR.


"Having learned that assistance
was received during examination
last fall by some teachers whose
papers were forwarded for State
licenses, and that the questions
for some of the May examination
were in the hands of some appli-
cants before the day appointed
for holding said examinations.
the State Board of Education have
decided to review no papers un-
less accompanied by the county
license and the following affidavit
made by the applicant before the
County Supt: 81 solemnly swear
Cor afirm) that did not see the
questions Of the examination before
the day on which it was held,
and that | received no assistance
during the examination. = This
requirement is intended not as a
reflection on honest teachers, or
ON any County Superintendent,
but to exclude if possible, unscru-
pulous members from among those
of our honorable profession who
are entitled to State licenses.
Summer Schools must close
Sept. Both. Yours Truly,
j. r. Preston.
Supt. Pub. Edu.
On the above subject we have
the following to submit for the
silent meditation of and to whom
It may possibly apply. We would
wish there were none. II is =
letter received from an applicant
tor license, and we say now in
advance. that no one need make
any enquiries of us regarding the
identity of the writer. That we
hope will forever remain a dead
secret In our breast and the
teachers. 1t reads thus: ssOn
the part of the examination of
last Saturday. I have a very hu-
initiating confession to make. i
broke my pledge and now think
ing It all over, | cannet bear to
think that | have pledged my
honor and then broken the VOW.
Nothing but the idea of regaining
my lost honor could persuade
me to write this letter, but l know
that | will have clearer con-
science and lighter heart when it
is mailed. Please remove from
my papers the following on which
l received assistance. Then
goes on to state minutely ali the
assistance received.)
II this makes me fail. | shall be
very sorry, but will have the.
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THE: BEST

boon ever bestowed upon man is perfect
health, and the true way to insure health
is to purify your blood with Ayers Sarsa.
parilla. Mrs. Eliza A. Clough, "a Arling-
ton st., Lowell, Mass, writes: "Evsry
winter and spring my family, including
myself, use several bottles of Ayers Sar-
saparilla. Experience has convinced ms
that, as powerful
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sAruRpAY's 5 ExAMrNAr1oN.

Last Saturday was general
finishing day. AS far as we have
examined the work, all the appli-
cants for 3rd grade passed-one
on a trial certificate OF 2nd
grade Mrs. E. B. Yarnado and
Miss Annie Stevens passed as
did Mr.. l.. A. Welch list grade.
No other examinations have been
completed. We win make a heavy
inroad on them to-day with the
valued assistance of that gentle-
man of culture, Mr.. G. &. Davis.
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P A ls Rs M YE s

Obtained. aud all PATENT BUSINESS at
tended TO for MODERATE FEES.
Our Office Is opposite the u. s. Patent Office
aud We can obtain Paten ia in less time than
those remote FROM WASHINGTON.
Send MODEL0R DRAWING. Wa advise
as TO patentabilitv free of charges and w
make NO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT is
SECUTED.
We refer here, tethe Postmaster. the Supt
Of Money Order Div, aud to officials of The
u 5. Patent Office. For circular. ad vice
terms and references to actual clients in ys'f
own State Or ufy
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na candidate for reelection 10 the ofTloe o.
Uireuit Clerk, subject TO the action Of Oh,
Democratic party.
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We are autL Loriseil q anuounoe


a. a candidate for tho Office OF Distncl
Attorney, sublect 10 the action Of tho Demo
cratic Convention.
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&RoHIBlrIoN 9HpARrMHNT.
NorToH.

A Special Meeting Of Magnolia
Lodge, No. 2S, 1. o. G. T. will
be held on Wednesday next, s
o'clock, p. m. The members of
the old Lodge are respectfully
invited to attend. Important
business to be transacted.
D. NJ. HuFr, G. T.
MAGNOLIA, May 26, 1887.
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FOE CIRCUIT CLERK.

We are authorized to announce
George w. Simmons,
~ 9 candidate for the office Of Circnlt clerk,
Asbjeot 10 the action Of the Domocrs tIo nartv
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II. A. McLa ins

as q candidate for recollection 10 the efics al
Distriot Attorney for the Tenth Jpdicial Dis.
trist, subject 10 action Of tho Dsniasratle
party.
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FOR SHERIFF.,

We are anthsriEed to announce
A. A. Boyd.
a. candidate for re.eloction 10 the Office OF
shsrln Of Pike county subject 10 the action Of
the Democratic party.
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Blood

purifier, 1t Is very much superior to any
other preparation Of sarsaparilla. All
persons of scrofulous or consumptivo ten
dencies, and especially delicate children,
are sure to be greatly benefited BY its
use." J. W. Starr, Laconia, Iowa, writes:
"For years I was troubled with scrofu-
lous complaints. tried several different
preparations, which did me little, IL any,
good. Two bottles Of Ayers Safsapa-
rilla effected complete cure. 1t Is my
opinion that this medicine Is the bess
blood
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
We arc authorized TO announce
Henry 3. BrumtieId.

a. a candidate for reelection to tho Office Of
County Treasurer, subject to the action Of
the Democratic party,
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FOE REPREaENTdTIYIs.
We are Authorized to announce
John n. Lamkin

- candidate for the Office Of Representative
~ the Legislature from Pike county, sublect
to the action Of the Democratic party,
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Puriife

Of the day" G. e. Upton, Nashua, n. f.,
writes: "For number of years l
was troubled with humor In my eyes,
and unable to obtain relief until com.
menced using Ayers Sarsaparllla. have
taken several bottles, am greatly bene-
fted, and believe 1t to be the best Of blood
purifiers" r. Harris, Creel City, Ramsey
Co., Dakota, writes: " / have been an
intense sufferer, with Dyspepsia, for the
past three years. Six months ago / began
20 use
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FOR CHANCERY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce
w. Q. Ynmglit.

es candidate for re election 70 the office Of
G,haneery Clerk. subject TO the action Of the
Democratic parry.
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ANNOUNCE mn EMTS.
ron DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


Of Llncoln countyaa n cnndidats fer the ofiios
Of Diatrict Attorney for the 10sh Jndlslal
nistrictsubject 10 tho action Of Dsnaeoratis
Convention.
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sending McDowers Corps to Pope.

While listening this p. IN. to the sound
of the guns | received an order detaChing
McDOwellS corps from my command. 1t
is the most infamous thing that history
has recorded. | have made such repreSen-
tationS as will probably induce a revOca-
ton Of the order, or at least save Franklin
to me. The idea of depriving a general OF
-, 900 troops when actually under fire!
Tomorrow night | can tell yOu exactly
what | intended doing. We have no bag.
gage tonight, our wagons being detained
by the bad roads. | have taken possession
of a hut in q deserted Secehsh camp, found
a table therein, and sleep IN a horse blank
ct if find time to retire COlburn is
copy ing q long letter; Seth standing by the
fire looking very sleepy. He wakes up
and sends his kindest regards, in which
Colburn asks to participate. lam sorry to
say that yOur father is snoring loudly in q
corner.
APRIL 3, 5 q. M have raised an aw-
ful row about McDowell's corps. The
president very eOOlly telegraphed me yes
terday that he thought | had better break
the enemy's lines at once. j was much
tempted to reply that he had better come
and do it himself. cCleidR'S Letter 10 his
Uifg.